Roads Less Taken
Welcome to “Roads Less Taken” - my blog about the beauty of uncommon paths. Here I share my experiences and insights venturing off the beaten track of life.
You can find the latest news on various writing projects by selecting from the categories below, or just wander and sojourn on the paths as you find them. I think that makes this journey of life much more interesting!
Eulogy Toolkit Book | The Madeira | Travel Stories | Lessons For A Memorable Life | The Sundial Series
Memorialisation | Reading Around The World
Book Review - Indonesia, etc. Exploring The Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani.
When the prologue of a book tells the story of a young boy inviting you to meet his granny but omits the fact that she passed away the day before, you know that the serendipitous experiences one can only find through travel you can observe by reading around the world through a captivating travel book. This book does just that!
Book Writing Process & Update - How to Write a Eulogy: A Step-by-Step Guide
What's the process of writing a book on how to write a eulogy? When someone says, ‘I would love to say something on the day of the funeral or direct cremation memorial day. But I don’t think I can.’ This book is for them. For people who have a deep desire to speak at the funeral of a loved one, friend who colleague and don’t know where to start.
Book Review - A chip shop in Poznań: My Unlikely Year in Poland by Ben Aitken
Book Review - A chip shop in Poznań: My Unlikely Year in Poland by Ben Aitken. On an attempt to find out for himself why so many Poles migrate to the UK for work, and because flights to Poznań were cheap, Ben Aitken sets off to Poland for a year with little in his pocket save a small phrase book and notebooks to record, as diary entries his ‘hilarious’ Polish adventure.
What Makes A Tourist An Explorer? - The Madeira Project: A Hopeful Journey
At what point does being a holidaymaker end, and becoming a tourist begin? What does it take for a trip to become an adventure or expedition? I’m dreaming what it could be like spending an extending time on Madeira and the visiting neighbouring Azores. It’s what I’m calling - The Madeira Project.
How to Write a Eulogy: A Step-by-Step Guide how to ‘Just Say A Few Words.’
How to Write a Eulogy: A Step-by-Step Guide how to ‘Just Say A Few Words.’ To say some words when someone you love has died is a last and perhaps most special gift. This new book I’m writing will help anyone step by step to write a eulogy that is relevant, meaningful and memorable. It is difficult to know where to start, what words to speak, and how to deliver them. This book will teach you how.
Book Review - The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
Not a ‘road less travelled in sight!’ There are not even many roads in ‘The Wild Places’ by Robert Macfarlane.
A beautifully descriptive collection of travels to places unseen by most, but still within reach of those willing to seek true wildness in the United Kingdom that can capture and captivate your soul.
From Fear to Adventure: How Walking the Road Less Travelled Changed My Life
Millions of people around the world love the Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. I'm one of them. It's a poem that has stood the test of time, and for good reason. The poem speaks in a way that is both personal and universal, making it a true masterpiece. What can we learn about life, and the choices we make, standing where 'Two roads diverge [d] in a yellow wood.'